2025 Cincinnati mayoral election

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2025 Cincinnati mayoral election
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←  2021 November 4, 20252029 →
Votes counted
98%
as of November 4, 2025, 22:26 EDT
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Candidate Aftab Pureval Cory Bowman
Popular vote51,69814,383
Percentage78.2%21.8%
Mayor before election

Aftab Pureval

Elected mayor

Aftab Pureval

The 2025 Cincinnati mayoral election took place on November 4, 2025, with a primary election held on May 6, 2025. [1] [2] During the primary election, the two highest-placing candidates advanced to the general election. Municipal elections in Cincinnati are officially nonpartisan.

Contents

Incumbent mayor Aftab Pureval won re-election to a second term in office against Cory Bowman.

Primary election

Candidates

Advanced to general election

Eliminated in primary

  • Brian Frank, procurement professional (party preference: Republican) [5]

Declined

Endorsements

Cory Bowman
Federal officials
Aftab Pureval
Organizations

Results

2025 Cincinnati mayoral primary election [9]
CandidateVotes%
Aftab Pureval (incumbent)18,50582.53%
Cory Bowman2,89412.91%
Brian Frank1,0224.56%
Total votes22,421 100.00

General election

Endorsements

Cory Bowman
Party chapters
Labor unions
Aftab Pureval
Party chapters

Results

2025 Cincinnati mayoral election [13]
CandidateVotes%
Aftab Pureval (incumbent)51,69878.2%
Cory Bowman14,38321.8%
Total votes66,081 100.00

References

  1. ↑ "Election Calendar". votehamiltoncountyohio.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mayoral election in Cincinnati, Ohio (2025)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ Coolidge, Sharon; Moorwood, Victoria (February 4, 2025). "JD Vance's half-brother running for Cincinnati mayor". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ Goodman, Danielle (January 24, 2025). "Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval announces re-election bid". WCPO-TV . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ Coolidge, Sharon (February 6, 2025). "Brian Frank, Republican running for mayor, wants to 'Make Cincinnati Great Again'". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Coolidge, Sharon (October 28, 2024). "Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney won't run for mayor in 2025 but leaves door open for later". The Cincinnati Enquirer .
  7. ↑ Moorwood, Victoria (May 6, 2025). "JD Vance endorses half-brother Cory Bowman for Cincinnati mayor". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ Collins, Kobe (March 27, 2025). "OEC Action Fund Endorses 14 Climate Leaders for Local Offices and One Ballot Issue Ahead of May 6th Primary Election". Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ "City of Cincinnati - For Mayor - Nonpartisan Party - Election Night Reporting". results.votehamiltoncountyohio.gov. Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections. May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ "2025 Republican-Endorsed Candidate Slate". September 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Endorsement slate".
  12. ↑ Costello, Becka. "Democrats endorse incumbents and one new name for Cincinnati Council". WVXU . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Cincinnati Mayor". Associated Press . November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
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